ANĐELA
RONČEVIĆ

Freelance illustrator and Printmaker

Croacia

My artistic expression has recently found its anchor in printmaking. As an emerging artist and art educator,
my creative and academic path so far was very diverse. In January of 2024, I took my first steps in etching and aquatinta at my art university and fell deeply in love. I have previously taught myself the art of linocuts, tetra prints and monotypes which were my main points of expression for a few years, along with the ceramics.

Printmaking is a magical way to think of images. It makes me so joyous to deepen my knowledge in printmaking, try new things, make mistakes, and expand my printmaking circle of enthusiasts. As I imagine the next picture that
I wish to create, I find it particularly interesting to think how to approach the idea, which technique to use, and in which areas to challenge myself. The moment I started to understand the wizardry of aquatinta is the moment when I started imagining all the possibilities in working with color and hues. I found the watery nature of aquatinta technique a generous way of combining the linear and graphic, with the fluid and painterly. I am a colorist, and working in black and white is limiting to me.
I usually find beauty in the wrinkled, peculiar faces, food markets, the sea, and the witty sentences I hear around me. A friend once told me how while observing hands of old people, and they thought of me and how I would enjoy to draw it. That was a very touching compliment for me. True, the observation of the passing of time, of the everyday, and of humorous details are my most inspiring forces.